I regret this blog growing as many moths as it has. I'm constantly watching horror films of all kinds, almost nightly, so you should start seeing regular reviews on this micro-blog. Today's entry explores the supernatural thriller, "Cold Moon," a tale of revenge. Genre: Supernatural Thriller Rating: Not Rated (I recommend no one under the age of 16) Release Date: October 6, 2017 Studio: Uncork'd Entertainment Summary: In a sleepy southern town, the Larkin family suffers a terrible tragedy. Now the Larkin's are about to endure another: Traffic lights blink an eerie warning, a ghostly visage prowls in the streets, and graves erupt from the local cemetery in an implacable march of terror . . . And beneath the murky surface of the river, a shifting, almost human shape slowly takes form to seek a terrible vengeance. My Review:"Cold Moon" is based on the Southern Gothic novel, A Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell. It tells the story of a young woman who is raped and murdered, dumped into a frozen creek and left. Later her killer is haunted by her ghost. When her murderer kills the family of the young woman, he is haunted and later killed by the vengeful spirits. This movie gave me chills. I loved it in many ways. It ignited a love for the Southern Gothic genre and lead me into wanting to write some titles of my own. To start, one of my absolute favorite actors is in it (Josh Stewart). This man does horror so well in many different roles. I've seen him in the grieving husband role and, as in "Cold Moon," the bloody serial killer role. He is able to give life to his character by using expression, body language and vocal tone in such amazing ways. The filters used in this movie really added to the growing tension and suspense. I loved the setting and how the ominous creek was given a sense of character of its own. If you can't tell, one of my favorite things in novels and movies is when the author or screenwriter is able to bring inanimate objects to life. While I enjoyed this movie, there are many things that made it hard to watch. For one, as with the novella, it dragged on where I would've wanted to see more of the ghost. Many horror movies have this problem, where they seem to wait until the last bit of the movie to really bring out the tension and the suspense. Strangely enough, this is something I also enjoy in horror. I also found many of the supernatural parts of the movie to be cheesy. Why they added the snake (while apparent in the novella) to the movie is beyond me. It didn't offer any true symbolism and seemed to be more of a gross out factor if anything. All in all, I would recommend this movie to lovers of supernatural horror because it really is a gorgeous story, even if it is a basic revenge story. It's a beautiful movie with some well-known actors and some beautiful CG. Have a movie you want to recommend? Any feedback or comments? Let me know! I'm always looking for new movies and books to review!
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